Called
by some the Battle of Bakers Creek, by others the Battle of Champion Hill, it may have
been the most important fight of the American Civil War. It's remembered as the battle the
North needed to win to achieve ultimate victory. It's remembered as the battle the South
needed to win if the Confederacy was to survive. It's remembered as a savage struggle and
as General Hovey said in his Official Report, "It was literally a hill of
death."